Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in a farming district lying between Gunnison and Centerfield. The center of the ward, where a meeting house has recently been built, is about a mile south of the center of Gunnison.

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Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in a farming district lying between Gunnison and Centerfield. The center of the ward, where a meeting house has recently been built, is about a mile south of the center of Gunnison.

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*1923 - Hamilton Ward was organized as an outgrowth of Gunnison and Centerfield on May 27.

Gunnison Stake, 1930

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the south part of Sanpete County, Utah.

History Timeline up to about 1930

This timeline (arranged by year) includes events that affected records, record-keeping, and movements of Mormons in this area.

1900 - From 1900 to 1923 the wards which now constitute Gunnison Stake formed a part of the South Sanpete Stake.

1923 - South Sanpete Stake was divided, the southwest part becoming Gunnison Stake on May 6.

Other History Resources
Many wards or branches appointed members to compile a history. Copies may be in the ward library or in homes of members. Some contain biographical sketches of members of the ward at the time of compilation.

Wards and Branches

Axtell Ward

Consists of Latter-day Saints residing in a farming district in the extreme southwest part of Sanpete Co. North, the ward extends to the Centerfield Ward, east to the mountains, south to Redmond in the North Sevier Stake and west to the Sevier River. The center of the ward is the village of Axtell, which is a station on the Marysvale branch of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, eight miles south of Gunnison, and 20 miles southwest of Manti.

History timeline:

1912 - Axtell is an outgrowth of Centerfield and came into existence when the Centerfield Ward was divided, the south part of the same organized into a separate ward called Axtell on June 2.

Centerfield Ward

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in a farming district lying south of Gunnison. The center of the ward is the town of Centerfield, situated on the main highway two miles south of Gunnison, and 15 miles by nearest road southwest of Manti, the county seat of Sanpete County.

History timeline

1897 - Centerfield Ward was organized when Gunnison Ward was divided, the south part organized as a separate ward, Centerfield Ward, on August 29.

1900 - Centerfield Ward was moved from Sanpete Stake and placed in South Sanpete Stake.

1923 - Centerfield Ward was moved to Gunnison Stake from South Sanpete Stake.

Clarion Ward

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in a farming district lying west of the Sevier River and east of the mountains on the west side of the valley. Clarion Ward embraces a narrow strip of land extending north and south for a distance of about seven miles. It extends south to the boundary line between Sanpete and Sevier counties.

History timeline

1911 - The settlement of Clarion was founded by approximately 50 Jewish families in August.

1918 - Only three Jewish families remained in Clarion. LDS families had located in the district.

1918 - Clarion Branch was organized as part of South Sanpete Stake on June 8.

Fayette Ward

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing within the limits of the Fayette Precinct, on both sides of the Sevier River. North the ward extends to the boundary line between Sanpete and Juab counties, east to the mountains which separate the ward from the Manti and Sterling precincts, south to the Gunnison Ward, and west to Millard County.

History timeline

1861 - Fayette was settled in the spring, but the residents made temporary homes in Gunnison due to Indian troubles.

1862 - Fayette was permanently re-settled.

1862 - Fayette Branch was organized under the direction of the Gunnison Ward.

Gunnison Ward

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the town of Gunnison, which is situated on the Sanpitch River, near the junction of that stream with the Sevier River, 13 miles southwest of Manti, the county seat.

History timeline

1859 - Gunnison was settled.

1861 - The settlement of Gunnison was made a precinct of Sanpete County on June 3.

Hamilton Ward

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in a farming district lying between Gunnison and Centerfield. The center of the ward, where a meeting house has recently been built, is about a mile south of the center of Gunnison.

History timeline

1923 - Hamilton Ward was organized as an outgrowth of Gunnison and Centerfield on May 27.

Mayfield Ward

Trenton Ward, Benson Stake, Cache Co., Utah, consists of Latter-day Saints residing in a farming district in Cache Valley, Utah. Northward the ward extends to the Cornish Ward, east to Bear River, south to the Newton Ward, and west to the Clarkston Ward.

History timeline

1871 - A Branch of the Church was organized by 1871.

1901 - Trenton Ward belonged to the Cache Stake, Utah until 1901, since which it has constituted a part of the Benson Stake.